光柱 (guāng zhù) — beam of light, light beam; (astronomy) light cross

Definition

Examples

• 黑暗中出现了一道光柱。
  Hēi àn zhōng chū xiàn le yí dào guāng zhù.
  A beam of light appeared in the darkness.
• 激光器发出的光柱非常明亮。
  Jī guāng qì fā chū de guāng zhù fēi cháng míng liàng.
  The light beam emitted by the laser is very bright.
• 天文学家观测到了罕见的光柱现象。
  Tiān wén xué jiā guān cè dào le hǎn jiàn de guāng zhù xiàn xiàng.
  Astronomers observed a rare light cross phenomenon.